Great Green vs Mesclun Green
Great Green and Mesclun Green come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. These are both green-yellows, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green-yellow to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 43 vs 42 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Both share a neutral character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 7.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Great Green vs Mesclun Green in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Great Green and Mesclun Green are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Great Green vs Mesclun Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Great Green on one side and Mesclun Green on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Great Green comparisons
See how Great Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 30, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 43 vs 4, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 21, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Great Green encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 25, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Great Green reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Great Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 7, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 24, Great Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.